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Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1582

Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1643

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir #1

Mother: Katherine Yorke

Spouse(s): Thomas Colony

Children(s): Anne Yorke\Dudley*

In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke 1 And Katherine Mary Robins Fairchild Yorke. Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Anne Yorke Dudley. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke 1 And Katherine Mary Robins Fairchild Yorke.
  • Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Anne Yorke Dudley.
  • Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorothy Yorke's Ancestors

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Dorothy Yorke
1582–1643
Birth Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Yorke* #1
1545–1615
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine (Mary Robins Fairchild) Yorke
1558–1633
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
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Dorothy Yorke's Descendants

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Dorothy Yorke (25 April 1582–27 Dec 1643) m. Thomas (Dudley Governor of Massachusetts Bay) Colony (12 Oct 1576–31 Jul 1653)
  1. 1. Anne Yorke\Dudley* 1612–1672 m. Simon (Bradstreet) Governor 1603–1697
    1. 1. Samuel Bradstreet 1629–1682
    2. 2. Simon (Bradstreet) III 1640–1683 m. Lucy Woodbridge 1641–1710
      1. 1. Simon (Rev.) Bradstreet 1669–1741
      2. 2. Dudley Bradstreet 1670–1741
      3. 3. Anne Bradstreet –1680
      4. 4. John Bradstreet 1676–
      5. 5. Lucy Bradstreet 1680–
    3. 3. Dudley Bradstreet 1648–1702
    4. 4. Mercy Bradstreet 1646–1714
    5. 5. Dorothy Bradstreet 1636–1672
    6. 6. Sarah Bradstreet 1638–
    7. 7. Hannah Bradstreet 1642–1707
    8. 8. John Bradstreet 1652–1718

Dorothy Yorke's Timeline

2 Records

1582
25 April 1582
Birth of Dorothy Yorke in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1643
27 Dec 1643
Age 61
Death of Dorothy Yorke in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1582
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1643
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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